Antikicking device for cows.



C. W. HARPER.

ANTIKICKING DEVICE FOR cows.

APPLICATION FILED MAIL I2. 1917- Patented 10%.4

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AZ'ZYL CHARLES WESLEY HARPER, 0F GOODWOOD, ONTARIO, CANADA.

ANTIKICKING DEVICE FOR COWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 41, i'lJiY.

Application filed March 12, 1917. Serial No. 154,286.

This invention relates to devices for preventing cows from kicking whilebeing milked, and my object is to produce a device which will operatenot by restraining the kicking movement but by preventing the cow frominitiating such a movement.

I attain my object by providing a chain, having a lining of leather orother suitable comparatively soft material, with a toggle lever clasp bymeans of which its ends may be drawn together to clasp it tightly aboutthe cows leg just above the hock joint to draw in the tendon just abovethe hock, thus preventing the cow from either kickmg with the said legor from supporting its weight on it and kicking with the other.

The links of the chain and the toggle mechanism are so arranged that thetoggle mechanism may be engaged in any one of several positions toprovide for adjustment to suit variations in the size of the legs of theanimals with which it is used.

The whole is constructed in detail substantially as hereinafterdescribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure lis a perspective view showing my device applied to the cow;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the same; and

Fig. 3 a front elevation on the same scale.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

The fundamental part of my invention is a flexible band which may beopened up to place it about the cows leg, which band is providedadjacent its ends with link like members adapted for engagement with atoggle device by means of which it may be clasped about the cows legabove the hook.

In practice I prefer to use a chain 2 inside which is secured a liningof leather 1, or of other suitable relatively soft and sufficientlytough material. The chain practically surrounds the leather band thoughit is evident that if the leather band were made suliiciently strong andtough it would be suiiicient to use only a few links of the chainadjacent the ends of the leather. the leather itself being depended uponto stand the strain intermediate its ends.

To one end link of the chain 2 I pivot the lever 3. A special link 5adapted to embrace the lever as shown is preferably provided. One end ofthe lever is provided with the jaws 4 adapted to engage any one of thelinks at the other end of the chain 2. When the lever is so engaged itmay be drawn to the position shown in the drawings, thus tightening thechain and the leather band beneath it.

Owing to the width of the link 5, the link with which the jaws of thelever are engaged may be drawn up through it as shown so that the pointon which the chain link pivots in the jaws 4 is outside a line joiningthe centers on which the link 5 pivots. The strain on the hand thentends to hold the toggle in the position shown without other fasteningdevices being required.

It is evident that if the device to a small cow that the lever may beengaged with the second link instead of the first so as to insure thatthe band will be properly tightened up to press on the large tendonabove the hook.

l/Vhen this device is applied, owing to the drawing in of the tendon,the animal can not rest its weight fully on the leg to which the deviceis applied, and therefore can not kick with the other leg, while thestrain on the tendon is suilicient to prevent kicking with the leg towhich the device is applied.

The device, it will be seen, is very simple, strong, easily and quicklyapplied and will be found on use to be very effective.

WVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. An anti-kicking device for cows combe applied prising a soft flexibleband having metal links connected therewith; a toggle lever to which alink at one end is pivotally connected intermediate of the ends of thelever, said lever being provided with jaws engageable with a link at theother end of the band to draw the ends together by a rockmg movement ofthe lever, and the whole being designed to embrace a cows leg just abovethe hock.

to Which a link at one end is pivotally conat the other end of the bandto draw the ends together by a rocking movement of the lever, and theWhole being designed to L) embrace a cows leg above the hock.

Dated at Uxbridge this ninth day of February, A. D. 1917.

CHARLES VESLEY HARPER.

2. An anti-kicking device for cows com prising a soft flexible bandhaving metal links connected therewith; a toggle lever nectedintermediate of the ends of the lever, said lever being provided Withjaws engageable with any one of a plurality of links Qopies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

